A. The brain is like a muscle and the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets. OR B. People are born being however smart or dumb they are and that's the way it is.
Partners
Read page 1 to each other (paragraph at a time) Agree on 10-12 words on the page to circle no more than 12!! Together write a sentence that summarizes the page. Write it on the back of the page.
Read page 2, circle 10-12 words, write a sentence that summarizes, AND Write a question on "what does this article make me wonder about?" Again both sentence and question should be on the back of page 2.
Report out; switch partners
Do the same on page 3, read aloud, circle, summary sentence, question, AND draw a picture of what you are reading and write a sentence describing your drawing.
Read page 4, circle 10-12 key words, write a sentence summary of the page. Together, write a few sentences about whether you agree or disagree with what the article says and why?
Please open a new Word document. Save it to your H drive; please title it "Brain" Copy the directions below and write a paragraph. Do you believe that intelligence is fixed or can grow? Why? Please use evidence from the text.
Please use an ABC format: A - answer the question (in a sentence or two - not just a yes or no) B - back it up with a quote C - make a comment or connection
Reading tricks
Key words and PHRASES
Summarize (in own words) - (don't use others words)
A. The brain is like a muscle and the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.
OR
B. People are born being however smart or dumb they are and that's the way it is.
Partners
Read page 1 to each other (paragraph at a time)
Agree on 10-12 words on the page to circle no more than 12!!
Together write a sentence that summarizes the page. Write it on the back of the page.
Read page 2, circle 10-12 words, write a sentence that summarizes, AND
Write a question on "what does this article make me wonder about?"
Again both sentence and question should be on the back of page 2.
Report out; switch partners
Do the same on page 3, read aloud, circle, summary sentence, question, AND
draw a picture of what you are reading and write a sentence describing your drawing.
Read page 4, circle 10-12 key words, write a sentence summary of the page.
Together, write a few sentences about whether you agree or disagree with what the article says and why?
Report out.
Short 4 min video -Neurons and the Brain - New link -
http://www.dnatube.com/video/1107/Neurons-and-How-They-Work
Please open a new Word document. Save it to your H drive; please title it "Brain"
Copy the directions below and write a paragraph.
Do you believe that intelligence is fixed or can grow? Why? Please use evidence from the text.
Please use an ABC format:
A - answer the question (in a sentence or two - not just a yes or no)
B - back it up with a quote
C - make a comment or connection
Reading tricks
NPR IQ story - Teen IQ changes!
Extra Stuff:
LF links on Brain as a muscle:
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/09/20/reading-logs-part-two-or-how-students-can-grow-their-brains/
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/09/21/now-i-know-my-brain-is-growing-when-i-read-every-night/
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/03/i-know-my-brain-is-growing-slideshow-of-student-work/
This on self control links back to the 2 above:
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/22/i-like-this-lesson-because-it-make-me-have-a-longer-temper-part-one/
Anti Drug ad - fry your brain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtih-rOXXPw
Kids posters - typos and all
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/LarryFerlazzo-248014-know-learn-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/